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Electrochemical corrosion of Sn-0.75Cu solder joints in NaCl solution

  • Yan Fang Gao
  • , Cong Qian Cheng
  • , Jie Zhao*
  • , Li Hua Wang
  • , Xiao Gang Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Dalian University of Technology
  • University of Science and Technology Beijing

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Abstract

The corrosion behaviors of Sn-0.75Cu solder and Sn-0.75Cu/Cu joint in 3.5 NaCl (mass fraction) solution were studied by potentiodynamic polarization test and leaching measurement. The polarization curves indicated that the corrosion rate of Sn-0.75Cu solder was lower than that of Sn-0.75Cu/Cu joint. The morphology observation and phase composition analysis on the corroded product at each interesting potential suggested that Sn 3O(OH) 2Cl 2 formed on the surface of Sn-0.75Cu solder at active dissolution stage. As the potential increased from active/passive transition stage, all the surface of Sn-0.75Cu solder was covered by the Sn 3O(OH) 2Cl 2 and some pits appeared after the polarization test. Compared to the Sn-0.75Cu solder alloy, much more Sn 3O(OH) 2Cl 2 formed at active dissolution stage and the pits with bigger size were observed after polarization test for the Sn-0.75Cu/Cu solder joints. The leaching test confirmed that the faster electrochemical corrosion rate resulted in the larger amount of Sn released from the Sn-0.75Cu/Cu solder joints.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)977-982
Number of pages6
JournalTransactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)
Volume22
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • corroded products
  • corrosion
  • leaching behavior
  • potentiodynamic polarization
  • Sn-0.75Cu solder
  • Sn-0.75Cu/Cu joint

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